The Times They Are Changing : Crisis and the Welfare State

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Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy Ser ; v.11

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The Times They Are Changing?: Crisis and the Welfare State; CONTENTS; Editorial Introduction: Overview and Conclusion; 1: To What Extent Did the Financial Crisis Intensify the Pressure to Reform the Welfare State?; 2: Falling Back on Old Habits? A Comparison of the Social and Unemployment Crisis Reactive Policy Strategies in Germany, the UK and Sweden; 3: The Impact of the Crisis on Australian Social Security Policy in Historical Perspective; 4: US Social Policy in the 21st Century: The Difficulties of Comprehensive Social Reform

5: Economic Crisis and Welfare Retrenchment: Comparing Irish Policy Responses in the 1970s and 1980s with the Present6: Crisis and Welfare State Change in the Netherlands; 7: Explaining Welfare Reforms in Italy between Economy and Politics: External Constraints and Endogenous Dynamics; 8: The Economic Crisis as a Trigger of Convergence? Short-time Work in Italy, Germany and Austria; 9: Health Care Policy for Better or for Worse? Examining NHS Reforms During Times of Economic Crisis versus Relative Stability; Index

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